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In this episode we get into the issues of wealth when it comes to land/home ownership and the perils of capitalism. Maria and Julio talk with Aaron\\xa0Glantz, senior reporter with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting about his\\xa0new book, "Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream." They discuss the mortgage crisis, the history of land ownership and wealth transfer and how this has impacted communities of color.\\xa0 \\xa0 ITT Staff Picks:

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• Profiting off pain: Trump confidant cashed in on housing crisis,\\xa0Aaron\'s piece for Reveal\\n
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• Two histories of financiers profiting from real estate while homeowners go belly ep,\\xa0The New York Times\' review\\xa0of\\xa0Aaron\'s book and of\\xa0Aaron\'s\\xa0Bingeworthy\\xa0book\\xa0recommendation,\\xa0Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor\'s \\u201cRace for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership.\\u201d
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• Read about how this all connects back to land ownership for Indigenous communities in\\xa0APM Reports\\xa0and\\xa0Minnesota Public Radio\'s\\xa0Uprooted report: The 1950\'s plan to erase Indian Country
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This episode was mixed by Leah Shaw.

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